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PROCLAMATION.

Henry Aktaha

Governor.

By His Excellency Sir HENRY Arthur Brake, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong- kong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Adiniral of the sume.

Whereas, by Ordinance No. 3 of 1862, entitled An Ordinauer to authorise His Excellency the Governor by Proclamation to prohibit the Exportation of Military Stores and other Articles, s amended by Ordinance 3 of 1884, entitled An Ordinance to amend Ordinonce 3 of 1889, it is enacted that it should be lawful for His Excellency the Governor, by and with the advice of the Executive Council, by Proclamation to be published to the Hongkong Government Gazette or in any Extraor dinary Gazette, to prohibit, for such period as should be mentioned in such Proclamation, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried coastwise within the said Colony, (amongst other things) Arms, Atumunition, Gunpowder, and Military and Naval Stores, subject to any permis. sion that may be obtained under the last mentioned Ordinance.

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And whereas, by Proclamation dated 24th day of July, 1899, such exportation and carriage constwise were prohibited for a period of four months from and including the 28th day of July, 1899, and whereas, I have determined with the advice of the Executive Council of this Colony, that it is expedient to continue and extend such prohibition for the period hereinafter mentioned;

Now, therefore, 1, Sir HENDY ARTHUR BLAKE, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Suint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong- kong and its Dependencies, and Vice Admiral of the same, by and with the advice of the Executive Council of this Colony, do, by this Proclamation, prohibit for a further period of four months from and including the 28th day of November. 1899, either to be exported from the Colony of Hongkong, or to be carried constwise within the said Colony, Arms, Ammunition, Gappowder, and Naval and Military Stores, unless this Proclamation shall, in the meantime, be revoked, or unless permission shall have been obtained uneler Ordinance 3 of 1884.

By His Excellency's Command,

Merwartharkhand

Colonial Secretary.

GOD SAVE THE Queen,

Given at Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, this 10th day of November, 1899.